Geography
Define the Americas.
The lands of the western hemisphere including North, Central, and South America and the West Indies
Define the Columbian Exchange.
The widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia) following Christopher Columbus's voyages in the late 15th century.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
1451–1506 Genoese navigator and explorer for Spain
Define Europe.
A continent of the eastern and northern hemispheres that has the Atlantic Ocean to its west, the Arctic Ocean to its north, Asia to its east, and Africa and the Mediterranean and Black seas to its south
What was the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
The forced transportation of 10–12 million enslaved Africans to the Americas from the 16th to the 19th century.
Define the Middle Passage.
The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas
Define Africa.
A continent of the eastern hemisphere straddling the Equator, separated from Europe by the Strait of Gibraltar, and adjoining Asia at the Sinai Peninsula
Define Triangular Trade.
A multilateral trade in which country A's purchases from country B are paid for by earnings from country A's sales to country C
Define Slavery.
The practice or institution of holding people as chattel involuntarily and under threat of violence; a situation or practice in which people are coerced to work under conditions that are exploitative
What is the Prime Meridian?
The meridian of 0 degrees longitude which runs through the original site of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England, and from which other longitudes are reckoned.
Define Mercantilism.
An economic system developing during the decay of feudalism to unify and increase the power and especially the monetary wealth of a nation by a strict governmental regulation of the entire national economy usually through policies designed to secure a favorable balance of trade, the development of agriculture and manufactures, and the establishment of foreign trading monopolies.
Define Western Hemisphere.
The half of the earth comprising North and South America and surrounding waters
What is the Equator?
A great circle of the earth or a celestial body that is everywhere equally distant from the two poles and divides the surface into the northern and southern hemispheres
Define Globalization.
The development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets
Define Eastern Hemisphere.
The half of the earth east of the Atlantic Ocean including Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa.